Sailors of Stories by Ayesha Singh and Sunita Raghu | Published: 29Th July 2017 10:00 PM | Last Updated: 30Th July 2017 07:36 AM | A+ a A- | India Is a Sea of Stories
7/31/2017 Home Magazine Sailors of Stories By Ayesha Singh and Sunita Raghu | Published: 29th July 2017 10:00 PM | Last Updated: 30th July 2017 07:36 AM | A+ A A- | India is a sea of stories. On its tides are old ships piloted by new sailors. A talented group of men and women, who have plundered the treasures of Hindoostan’s folklore, grandmother’s tales and the vast canvas of the epics, are bringing its tales to the contemporary audience. Their inspiration is the soul of the story. Today, individuals such as Neelesh Misra who brought back storytelling to radio, Sanjoy Roy who was the pioneer of several festivals around the art form, Koitso Salil Mukhia who is bringing back shamanic stories of his community, Samatha Sharma who is telling tales for therapeutic purposes, Mohan Krishnan, the banker who trained freshers using the medium at the Reserve Bank of India and later traded his profession for storytelling, have made it their journey of exploration. The reintroduction has taken a leaf out of the ‘global storytelling’ revival surge of the late 60s. Here, we introduce raconteurs who are changing the way we live in the world of words. Healing Touch Laila Paladugu, 35, Hyderabad Founder-Director, Kathakalpa Laila Paladugu, founder-director of Kathakalpa, which promotes life skills through storytelling, left her corporate career as a trainer at S&P Global in Hyderabad to start this learning centre. It facilitates mental, social, and academic development in children. Through workshops she conducts on weekends, summer holidays and after school, the focus is to hone study, thinking and social skills.
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